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dinny_g wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 2:40 pm

mik wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 1:51 pm I’m now all the way through the grips at the front, so will need to replace soon.

Choose a pair with a Vibram sole to avoid this problem.

Hmm - Salomon don't seem to offer Vibram. (Mine are their proprietry "Contagrip", which is grip for..... well anyway).

Switch to Merrell (or similar) next time?

I would - I'm very hard on soles but all of my Vibrams ones are still great - loads of thread etc. Even some that 1re 15+ years old

Vibram isn’t what it once was. Granted they’re better than your average soles but I can still wear through a pair in a matter of months

Ah shame that. My newest pair of shoes with Vibram (merrells as it happens) are 12 years old

Nothings as good as it used to be #GrumpyOldGit

I have a pair of Deamon Crystalo hiking boots I bought in 1993 which still have them plenty of thread

mik wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 1:51 pm I have a very similar pair of goretex Salmon walking shoes - I’m now all the way through the grips at the front, so will need to replace soon.

Edit : these ones in fact

That sounds fishy. Could it be a manufacturing problem?

DeskJockey wrote: Mon May 11, 2026 9:32 pm

That sounds fishy. Could it be a manufacturing problem?

Dunno. They are only a couple of years old and the uppers are like new, but they are used daily as my go-anywhere dog walking shoes, so maybe it’s not abnormal?

Wasted opportunity for punage.

Apologies - I had a bit of a haddock earlier.

@dinny_g Mrs Mik just dropped these into the cobbler for me - he reckons he can fit a Vibram sole to them for £45, so I've gone ahead with that. Saving the planet - one step at a time..... sorry.

Both of my pairs of adidas terrex shoes have had continental branded soles and they last pretty well.

Cheap Speedcats here although they are the "premium" model with mesh sides plus they have a rather fetching silver flash

https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/mens-early ... p/27150137

Sizeists again, when will this ism end

Dave!

John wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2026 12:22 pm Cheap Speedcats here although they are the "premium" model with mesh sides plus they have a rather fetching silver flash

https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/mens-early ... p/27150137

Speed holes. Allows for faster H&T !

I know the colours won’t be to everyone’s taste but picked these up at my local Puma outlet
Even if I didn’t like them I’d have picked them up anyway, they cost the huge sum of £20

Good colour. Slightly darker orange than my running shoes.

I love a bright orange/yellow trainer

mik wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:37 pm I love a bright orange/yellow trainer

Only bright orange thing you will see in Scottishland.. ba dum-tish!

IanF wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:57 pm

mik wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:37 pm I love a bright orange/yellow trainer

Only bright orange thing you will see in Scottishland.. ba dum-tish!

True.

Other than when Trump flies in to golf.

mik wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 9:32 pm

IanF wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:57 pm

mik wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 8:37 pm I love a bright orange/yellow trainer

Only bright orange thing you will see in Scottishland.. ba dum-tish!

True.

Other than when Trump flies in to golf.

Irn Bru, shirley?

jamcg wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2026 5:24 pm I know the colours won’t be to everyone’s taste but picked these up at my local Puma outlet

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Even if I didn’t like them I’d have picked them up anyway, they cost the huge sum of £20

I have to admit although I don't normally like bright coloured trainers, I quite like those. I'd definitely buy them for £20.